When his time came to sit in the execution chamber, his final words were as chilling as they were memorable. On May 24, 2000, Angel Maturino Resendiz was sentenced to die for the capital murder of Dr. Claudia Benton. Her body was discovered on a San Antonio farm in March 1986. Luckily for many people, he had a sister who, in my opinion, did the right thing. Over the years, the system has been used as an unofficial (and illegal) form of transportation for those with the courage to hop on a slow-moving train. Another Texas serial killer, Tommy Lynn Sells, confessed to the crime in 2000, but over the years, his story repeatedly changed. . So he was a monster.

plans and enthusiasm Prison officials allowed the condemned killer to speak his final words before the lethal cocktail of drugs was plunged into his veins. Despite his lawyers' pleas, the Railroad Killer was sentenced to death. "We watch to make sure the law is applied fairly to a Mexican national. ngel Maturino Resndiz was strapped to a gurney and executed by lethal injection on June 27, 2006 (per NBC News). ***** Leafie Mason October 2, 1998 HUNTSVILLE, Texas A train-hopping serial killer linked to at least 15 murders near railroad tracks around the country said "I deserve what I am getting" before he was executed Tuesday night. She was killed after Maturino Resendiz Bio: Chris Bunton is a Writer Poet and Blogger from Southern Illinois. And as the train passed, he noticed a home near the tracks with a light on.

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With the timidity of a true hero, Carter, who pulled off one of the greatest arrests in Texas Ranger history, refuses to take full credit for his coup; he cited the support of the FBI and other law enforcement and county representatives who helped establish the terms of agreement that convinced the dreaded Railroad Killer to cross that bridge. May 28 by police in San Antonio.

The FBI had traced Resendiz' whereabouts to Mexico where he had absconded not long after the double murder in Illinois. Resndiz was a Mexican citizen who routinely crossed over into the United States for work. The Sirnics' stolen pickup truck was found Authorities believe he committed a total of 22 murders and he claimed on various occasions to have murdered over 70 people. While most of these illegal riders are harmless drifters, some occasional bad apples use this system to commit dastardly crimes and a quick, unnoticeable getaway. He also wanted to ensure his safety wouldn't be compromised while waitingin jail for trial. ", In an interview shortly after arriving on death row in 2000, Resendiz said he recalled the attacks as if were watching something through a tunnel. on Aug. 29, 1997, as the two were returning from a

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attacked her at the front door. Resendiz told investigators he met the woman while they were staying at a shelter in 1985.. John Wayne Gacy killed 33 young men and boys in suburban Chicago from 1972-1978. and gag her and her boyfriend, 21-year-old Christopher Maier, Benton testified that the victim died of stab wounds and As the hour of the planned execution approached, Maturino Resendiz, who claimed he was an avenging angel and that he could.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc. After her boyfriend is beaten to death in front of her, Holly is stabbed, raped . Maybe George fought for his life. Angel Maturino Resendiz Known victims Christopher Maier Aug. 29, 1997 Christopher Maier, a 21-year-old junior at the University of Kentucky, killed as he and his 23-year-old girlfriend, were taking a shortcut from one party to another. Maturino Resendiz link him to the crime, investigators

ngel Maturino Resndiz, known as "The Railroad Killer," murdered at least 15 people across the U.S. and Mexico in the 1990s. George Robert Johnston. Fingerprint and hair samples matching 1986 _ Unidentified woman near San Antonio. The two were